The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in EnglishThis twisted fairy tale offers the readers to learn about a different perspective of an original story: in this case, the wolf’s perspective. Furthermore, this text serves as an excellent model for helping young learners to write their own twist of a traditional fairy tale.  

Book cover

Author and publisher: Jon Scieszka, Puffin books 

Summary: In this book, the wolf who introduces himself as Alexander T. Wolf, gives his version of what really happened when he involved with the three little pigs. He says that the “whole Big Bad Wolf thing is all wrong. The real story is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar.” A wolf cannot help that ham is part of his diet. In the end, he claims that it is the news reporters who “jazzed up the story with all of that huff and puff and blow your house down.” 

Suitable for students in years: 3-7

Tags: Amusement, Fairy tales, Language work
Published Dec. 29, 2021 12:34 PM - Last modified Sep. 20, 2022 2:32 PM